Pond home study course offered

MILFORD — Penn State Cooperative Extension is offering a course designed for pond owners with ponds larger than 1/4 acre in size. The 12 week course covers lessons on: Getting to Know Your Pond, Pond Maintenance, Aquatic Plants and Algae, Fisheries, Attracting and Managing Wildlife and Pond Management Case Studies. Lesson materials are available any time online. Simply click on the topic title under each lesson and you will go directly to the material to read. You may read the material on screen or print it out for future reference. The next course is scheduled to begin on April 9, and will be limited to 50 participants. The cost of the course is $35. Registration deadline is April 2. For more call 296-3400 or go to http://pike.extension.psu.edu/Community/2008/PondHomeStudyCourse.pdf